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Show WILSON MANDATE REQUEST UNDER FIRE I ffln flS A A fl) A Ah IH PROBERS HOLD I NOT SESSION I TO GET FACTS I Details of Wood Campaign Finance Furnished by Treas- jjH urer of National Committee IH MILLIONAIRES AMONG 1 LARGER CONTRIBUTORS Investigators Still Going After Information About McAdoo Political Campaign WASHINGTON, Mqy 20. ,(By tho Associated Press.) Senate invegtiga-tions invegtiga-tions today of pre-convention expend!-tures expend!-tures dealt largely with financing of Major General Leonard Wood's na-tional na-tional campaign and tho Johnson- lH Hoover Hepublican primary fight in California, with further attempts In between to get on the trail of the Mc-Adoo Mc-Adoo boom, Holding its first night session and sitting in all - eleven hours, day and night, the committee heard evidence that a national campaign fund of $1,-180,042.20 $1,-180,042.20 had been raised for General Wood and that the national campaign fund for Senator Johnson approximat-ed approximat-ed $200,000. Charges that supporters of Herbert Hoover in California spent "at the lowest estimate $300,000" in the primary fight there against Sena- IH tor Johnson, also were made. IH Wood Treasurer Called. jH A. A. Spraguo of Chicago, was the principal wjtness'as to the Wood cam-paign. cam-paign. He identified himself as treas- urer of the "Leonard Wood national H campaign committee" and presented H a financial statement, which besides showing receipts showed expenditures of 1,174,919.19. jH Mr. S Prague's testimony disclosed that the financing of General Wood's campaign had been done largely by three men Col. William Cooper Proc-,ter. Proc-,ter. of Cincinnati; A. E. Monell of 'New York, and, Mr. Sprague. Col. Procter, he said, advanced $521,000 and Mr. .Monell $100,000 in addition to a contribution of ?20,000. Two nun- j drcd thousand dollars were borrowed from two Chicago banks on notes en-dorsed en-dorsed by Col. Procter. Mr. Sprague H said he was a joint endorser of one of the notes and expected to pay it. i Rockefeller Givos Sum. 1 1 Total contributions were placed by the witness at $35S,7G8 with John D. ''H Rockefeller, Jr., of New York, the largest contributor, with $25,000. Mr. Sprague said Coi. Procter expected to get back his advnncos, but tho witness expressed "grave doubts that he would," denying that there was an un-derstanding un-derstanding with any group of rich men that the deficiencies of ?S21,000 representing the differences between tho total expenses and receipts, was to b repaid. Wilbur W. Marsh, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, was I one of the witnesses interrogated as i to the campaign for William G. Mc-Adoo, Mc-Adoo, former secretary of the treas-ury. treas-ury. He told Chairman Kenyon that iH published reports to the effect that the Democratic national executive I committee had been assured last fall that a $10,000,000 fund would be raised (Continued on Page 7.) Probers Hold Night Session to Get Facts (Continued from page 1.) if Mr. McAdoo -was nominated "was "an absurdity." Rumors Are Denied. Mr. Marsh denied that B. M. Ba-ruch Ba-ruch had promised to raise any such fund and said that Mr. Baruch Tvas at the Atlantic City meeting of tho committee com-mittee in question becauso. the problem prob-lem of raising $75,000 or $85,000 for party headquarters expenses was under un-der discussion. "The people wlllbe asked to finance the 1920 campaign," Mr. Marsh said, adding that it was the Democratic committoe's plan to get contributions from 300,000 subscribers and he advocated advo-cated a S1000 limit. Regarding tho reported effort of Mr. Baruch to influence the national com- mjiiee in oenau ul uuy taumuuic, j.m. Marsh said: "Mr. Baruch has never at any time made any suggestion to tho national committee or to tho executive committee com-mittee that we should be for or against any candidate for president," Alexander McSabe, one of Johnson managers In California, was questioned ques-tioned about tho Johnson-Hoover fight in that state. The witness did not have his books and was unable to give exact figures. Ho estimated Sonator Johnson's national campaign fund at $200,000 and said that between be-tween $100,000 and $125,000 had beon raised In California by Johnson supporters. sup-porters. Much of this money, ho said, was1 sent outside of tho stato and ho could not say positively tho -exact . 1 t n-rrnrtnr1 TUlth- Ulliuuiii. unit. wu uiitii . In the stato. ;He told tho committee that ho had telegraphed for his books an dho was asked to remain here until un-til they arrived. Tells About Iloovcr. Supporters of Mr. Hoover, Mr. Mc-Cabo Mc-Cabo testified, spent "eight or nine times an much as we, at the lowest estimate $300,000." Ho deolarcd that tho Hoover men had employed women wo-men as well as men to make a house to house canvass In some districts and had many paid workers, including includ-ing 300 college students, at the polls on election. Ho also declared that there had been extcnslvo advertising In thft nnwsDaners. Questioned by Senator Spencer, Republican, Re-publican, of Missouri, about a report that $100,000 in cash had been withdrawn with-drawn from the Crockor National bank at San Francisco for tho Johnson John-son fund on the evo of election day, Mr. McCabc said the report was a "d d dirty scandal." Chairman Konyon told Senator Spencer his question constituted a "charge" and tho Missouri senator said he would furnish tho committeo the name of his informant so he might be summoned. Money From Bank. Sonator Moses, Republican, Now Hampshire, one of Gcnoral Wood's managers, who was questioned later regarding expenditures in behalf of General "Wood, tcstlflod that he had. been told "of a largo sum withdrawn from tho Crocker bank on tho evo of tho California primary election." Ho declared his Informant was "a reputable California citizen," and agreed to consult him as to furnishing to tho committee. "I askod him for corroborative evidence," said Senator Moses. "He said he would send mo a memorandum memoran-dum on tho subject. Tho story was that $100,000 in cash had been withdrawn." with-drawn." Replying to Sonator Rccd, emocrat, Missouri, Senator Moses said hi slnformant did not pretend to say what was dono with the money. mon-ey. "Ho said no more than that it wa3 drawn by a man vory closo to a presidential candidate In tho contest," added tho witness. Run Story to Earth. Senator Reed Bald ho had discussed tho matter during tho day with Senator Sen-ator Johnson, who had requested that "the story bo run to earth and that tho gentleman responsible for It be placed on tho witness otand." "1 think that is fair," added Sena- tor Reed, and Senator Moses said ho would mako an effort to find his Informant. Later Senator Moses appeared bo-foro bo-foro tho committee. "I still decline to give the man's name, at least, until I havo had an opportunity to speak to him," he said. "Ho Is playing golf outside of Now York and J haven't been ablo to get him yet," ' During his testimony, Mr. Marsh, the Democratic committee treasurer, replying to Senator Reed, said he did not think there was a McAdoo organization organ-ization "even informally." Letter Being Written. "There aro a number of people," said Senator Reed, "who aro co-or dinating in many states vory well. jH Letters arc being written; plans aro being perfected." "Mr. McAdoo has a number of friend who, because of their tremend-bus tremend-bus ability, have a largo following in tho Democratic party,", said Mr Marsh. "This invisible organization that has ben talked about hero as having been built up in his interest with something sinister about it, I do not think exists." |